109 Quotes by Ian Gillan

I'm completely irresponsible, I'm afraid. I'm ignorant about money as a commodity - I have never really understood it.

If you start adapting to audiences, you're really second-guessing the situation, and it becomes a bit more like cabaret.

I think there's something about having a purpose in life and a sense of belonging that is more important than money for any human being.

The thing about a band is, it's not so much how good the musicians are - it's the blend of personalities and characters. It's the human chemistry that makes up a good team.

I assume I must have a pension, but I don't know for sure. I have heard of ISAs, but I can't tell you if I have any.

My father was a storekeeper at a factory in west London.

There's very little you can do these days about having any impact at a launch for a record unless you keep it very secret, because communications are so immediate, and YouTube and everything else kind of spoils the party.

I grew up moving from one council flat to another and finished up in a three-bedroom semi-detached on a council estate in Cranford, a suburb of Hounslow. This was in the days when there was still rationing, and we had to be thrifty.

When you're young, you're immortal, or so you think, and you never think there will be problems ahead.